Stray dog Bhuri murdered by car driver in Katraj
Animal welfare worker and local feeder Shahbaz Mehmood Khan (52), who filed a police complaint in this regard, said he had been feeding the senior community canine for over a decade. The incident took place around 1.50pm on Aug 23. In another similar incident on Aug 26, a young stray dog was allegedly deliberately mowed down by a vehicle driven by a woman in Sahakarnagar. A local animal welfare volunteer and Sahakarnagar resident (40) filed the complaint in this regard.
Khan told TOI , “We named her ‘Bhuri’ due to the brown patches on her coat She was gentle, known for her friendly nature, and had been a familiar presence in the area for many years now. They told me to take the dog’s body for post-mortem so that the procedure could be followed and action taken against the culprit. It revealed that the young dog died of multiple injuries suffered on impact.”
Khan said, “She was coming to the designated spot where she is regularly fed in the afternoon. In a narrow lane like this, the car should anyway have been travelling slowly,” Khan said. Senior inspector Sharad Zine of Ambegaon police station told TOI , “A resident of Katraj was driving his car and claims he failed to spot the stray dog on the road. Senior inspector Vitthal Pawar of Sahakarnagar police station said, “The woman was driving home to the Taljai Pathar area.
Pune: An ageing stray dog was cruelly mowed down by a car in a hit-and-run incident in Ambegaon days ago, while crossing a narrow lane to reach her afternoon meal. The driver did not stop to check on the fatally injured animal after the incident and fled from the spot. CCTV footage procured from the spot in Santoshnagar, Katraj, shows Bhuri waiting by the roadside for a tempo to pass. The hit-and-run took place right outside my home and when her heard her loud cries of pain, we rushed outside. The feeder also handed over clear CCTV footage of the mowing down to the police. “The police were cooperative and came when they were called. The driver saw Bhuri crossing the road but continued at increased speed instead of slowing down or taking evasive action. We questioned the car driver after registering the case and we found that he killed the dog deliberately. We have served him a notice, asking him to cooperate with the investigation. The dog, just around one-and-a-half years old, was sleeping on the road. The driver honked and the dog woke up. The dog started running when the driver deliberately ran over it. The entire incident was captured by CCTV cameras. Our team took the dog to Aundh hospital, where a post-mortem was conducted.
Khan called the emergency number 112, whereupon a beat marshal reached the spot and advised Khan to take Bhuri’s body for a postmortem examination at the state-run animal husbandry facility on Aundh Road. A veterinary officer examined the dog and later declared her dead.